Reasons, oh oh oh, reeeasons...!
One off the top of my head is, that when your driver's license is issued, it's good for 9 years. My stepdad is 86 and just had his renewed, so he's good to go until he's 95. Whoa!
Another one I've noticed in the many years I have been visiting Florida is that (except for TV) construction projects/road repair seem to take forever to get finished. That in itself can present hazards, especially if the driver is a visitor.
Then we have the people who are impaired in some way, either chemically or physically (ever see an elder driving while looking THROUGH the steering wheel because they are height deprived?) Or they forgot their eyeglasses?
How about those drivers who can't read the signs because they are all in English?
Or those who can't read at all? Most of them never GOT driver's licenses, so of course they don't know the rules of the road either.
(Lots of that on the Chicago expressways, too)
Couple that with those who just don't care about driving courteously, and those who are not focused in the moment for whatever reason.
I wonder if those numbers reflect the months when tourism is high.... that may be what takes it over the top.
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